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Creating a Custom Resource Action - Part 1: Getting Started & API Discovery
In this Series, using a real use case as an example, we will look at how to replace an out of the box Resource Action with a Custom Resource Action so that the input form can be customized. In part 1 of the series, we will introduce the use case, review terminology around the topic and walk through how we can discover which API call is being made when we request a Resource Action in the UI.
Written by Christopher Lewis on February 5, 2025 .
VMware Aria
VMware Aria Automation
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Written by Christopher Lewis on February 5, 2025 .
Operating a Private Cloud - Part 1: Understanding Pricing Cards in VMware Aria
In the first post of this series, we will walkthrough everything we want to know about Pricing Cards to enable end user visibility for the cost of running workloads in a VMware Private Cloud.
Written by Christopher Lewis on April 23, 2024 .
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Written by Christopher Lewis on April 23, 2024 .
Operating a Private Cloud - Part 2: Creating a Pricing Card in VMware Aria Operations
In the second post of this series, we will walkthrough the steps to create a Pricing Card in VMware Aria Operations.
Written by Christopher Lewis on April 23, 2024 .
VMware Aria
VMware Aria Operations
Written by Christopher Lewis on April 23, 2024 .
Operating a Private Cloud - Part 3: Creating a Pricing Card in VMware Aria Automation
In the third post of this series, we will walkthrough the steps to create a Pricing Card in VMware Aria Automation.
Written by Christopher Lewis on April 23, 2024 .
VMware Aria
VMware Aria Automation
Written by Christopher Lewis on April 23, 2024 .
Zero2Hero - Using Aria Automation to Deploy Multiple Machines with Multiple Disks - Part 4
In part four of this five post blog series, we will continue our #Zero2Hero journey in understanding the authoring of Multiple Virtual Machine VMware Cloud Templates. We will continue with working towards the use case for deploy multiple virtual machines (with additional on-demand disk configurations) by looking at the Single Machine - Multiple Disks (with additional on-demand disk configurations) VMware Cloud Template.
Written by Christopher Lewis on March 7, 2024 .
VMware Aria
VMware Aria Automation
Written by Christopher Lewis on March 7, 2024 .
Zero2Hero - Using Aria Automation to Deploy Multiple Machines with Multiple Disks - Part 5
In the final part of this five post blog series, we will complete our #Zero2Hero journey by looking at how we can deploy multiple machines each with identical additional on-demand disk configurations. In this final post we will at the last stop on our journey and review the final VMware Cloud Template!
Written by Christopher Lewis on March 7, 2024 .
VMware Aria
VMware Aria Automation
Written by Christopher Lewis on March 7, 2024 .
Zero2Hero - Using Aria Automation to Deploy Multiple Machines with Multiple Disks - Part 3
In part three of this five post blog series, we will continue our #Zero2Hero journey in understanding the authoring VMware Cloud Templates. We will continue with working towards the use case for deploy multiple virtual machines (with additional on-demand disk configurations).
Written by Christopher Lewis on March 6, 2024 .
VMware Aria
VMware Aria Automation
Written by Christopher Lewis on March 6, 2024 .
Zero2Hero - Using Aria Automation to Deploy Multiple Machines with Multiple Disks - Part 2
In the second post of this five post blog series, we can continue our journey from #Zero2Hero in authoring VMware Cloud Templates. We will be increment the functionality in the VMware Cloud Template as continue to work on the use case for deploy multiple virtual machines (with additional on-demand disk configurations).
Written by Christopher Lewis on March 5, 2024 .
VMware Aria
VMware Aria Automation
Written by Christopher Lewis on March 5, 2024 .
Zero2Hero - Using Aria Automation to Deploy Multiple Machines with Multiple Disks - Part 1
In the first of this five post blog series, we will start to look at how we can go from #Zero2Hero in authoring VMware Cloud Templates.
Written by Christopher Lewis on February 29, 2024 .
VMware Aria
VMware Aria Automation
Written by Christopher Lewis on February 29, 2024 .
The Top 6 Reasons to Visit the Hands-on Labs @ VMware Explore Barcelona 2023
As a follow up to my previous post
VMware Explore Barcelona 2023 - Top Things to Know Before You Go
, and with just under 2 weeks to go before VMware Explore 2023 Barcelona, here are my top 6 reasons why you should make it your mission to swing on over to the VMware Hands-on Labs area whilst you are at the conference!
Written by Christopher Lewis on October 21, 2023 .
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VMware Explore
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HOL
Written by Christopher Lewis on October 21, 2023 .
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